formīdo Copy link Outline I. Lit.B. In partic., awe, reverenceII. Transf., concr., that which produces fear ...A. In gen.B. In partic., a scarecrow made of differentcolored feathers, ... ⓘformīdō: fem nom/voc sg • formīdo, ĭnis, f. [Sanscr. root dhar-, whence firmus; prop. the fear that makes rigid, Corss. Ausspr. 1, 148], fearfulness, fear, terror, dread (class.). I. Lit.: parasitus, qui me conplevit flagiti et formidinis, Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 3: popolo formidinem inicere, Furius ap. Macr. S. 3, 9, 8: Stoici definiunt formidinem metum permanentem, Cic. Tusc. 4, 8 fin.: ut aliqua in vita formido improbis esset posita, apud inferos antiqui supplicia constituta esse voluerunt, id. Cat. 4, 4, 8: quae tanta formido, id. Rosc. Am. 2, 5: neque miser me commovere possum prae formidine, Plaut. Am. 1. 1, 181: subita atque improvisa, Cic. Prov. Cons. 18, 43: formidinem suam alicui inicere, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 28, § 68: formidinem inferre, Tac. H. 2, 15: intendere, id. ib. 2, 54: facere, id. ib. 3, 10: mortis, Cic. Rep. 1, 3; Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 207: poenae, id. ib. 1, 16, 53: fustis, id. ib. 2, 1, 154.—In plur.: pericula intendantur, formidines opponantur, Cic. Quint. 14, 47: ex ignoratione rerum ipsa horribiles exsistunt formidines, id. Fin. 1, 19, 63: contra formidines pavoresque, Plin. 28, 8, 29, § 115.— B. In partic., awe, reverence: (portae) religione sacrae et saevi formidine Martis, Verg. A. 7, 608; Sil. 1, 83.— II. Transf., concr., that which produces fear, a frightful thing, a fright, horror. A. In gen.: alta ostia Ditis Et caligantem nigrā formidine lucum Ingressus, Verg. G. 4, 468; Front. de Fer. Als. 3: defensoribus moenium praemia modo, modo formidinem ostentare, Sall. J. 23, 1; 66, 1.— B. In partic., a scarecrow made of differentcolored feathers, a bugbear: cum maximos ferarum greges linea pennis distincta contineat et in insidias agat, ab ipso effectu dicta formido, Sen. de 1ra, 2, 12 (cf. Nemes. Cyneg. 303 sq.): cervum puniceae septum formidine pennae, Verg. A. 12, 750; cf. Luc. 4, 437: furum aviumque Maxima formido, Hor. S. 1, 8, 4.—Personified, as a goddess, Hyg. Fab. prooem. p. 10 Munk.
formīdo Copy link Outline I. to fear, dread any thing; to be afraid ...(a). With acc.(b). With inf.(g). With ut or ne(d). With dat. ⓘformīdō: pres ind act 1st sg • formīdo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. [v. 2. formido], I. to fear, dread any thing; to be afraid, terrified, frightened (class.; syn.: metuo, timeo, vereor, trepido, tremo, paveo). α. With acc.: illum, Plaut. Capt. 4, 4, 5: et illud paveo et hoc formido, id. Cist. 2, 1, 58: malum (shortly after: metuo malum), id. Am. prol. 27: ipse se cruciat omniaque formidat, Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 53: illius iracundiam formidant, id. Att. 8, 16, 2: ἀπότευγμα formido et timeo, ne, etc., id. Q. Fr. 3, 2, 2: cum formidet te mulier, Hor. S. 2, 7, 65: fures, id. ib. 1, 1, 77: acumen judicis, id. A. P. 364: nocturnos tepores, id. Ep. 1, 18, 93. —In pass.: hic classe formidatus, Hor. C. 3, 6, 15: formidata Parthis Roma, id. Ep. 2, 1, 256: nautis formidatus Apollo (i. e. the temple of Apollo on the Leucadian promontory), Verg. A. 3, 275; cf.: nec formidatis auxiliatur aquis, i. e. the hydrophobia, Ov. P. 1, 3, 24: quo etiam satietas formidanda est magis, Cic. Or. 63, 213.— β. With inf.: si isti formidas credere, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 82; cf.: ad haec ego naribus uti Formido, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 46: meus formidat animus, nostrum tam diu ibi sedere filium, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 4.— γ. With ut or ne: aliquem non formido, ut, etc., Vop. Tac. 2, § 2: formido miser, ne, etc., Plaut. As. 2, 4, 55.— δ. With dat.: auro formidat Euclio: abstrudit foris, fears for the gold, Plaut. Aul. argum. 6.—(ε) With si: male formido, si hera mea sciat tam socordem esse quam sum, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 4.—(ζ) Absol.: intus paveo et foris formido, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 20: ne formida, id. Mil. 4, 2, 20; id. As. 2, 4, 56; 3, 3, 48; id. Mil. 3, 3, 20: neque prius desinam formidare, quam tetigisse te Italiam audiero, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 1.
formĭdus Copy link ⓘformĭdō: masc/neut abl/dat sg • formĭdus, a, um, adj. [† formus], warm: aedificium aestate frigidum, hieme formidum, Cato ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. forma, p. 83 Müll.
formīdō Copy link ⓘformīdō: fem nom/voc sg · pres ind act 1st sg • 1 formīdō, āvī, ātum, āre (formido 2), tr., redouter, craindre : Cic. Att. 8, 16, 2 ; Fin. 2, 53 ; [avec inf.] Pl. Ps. 316 ; Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 46, hésiter à ; [avec ne] craindre que... ne : Pl. Amph. 304 || alicui Pl. Amph. 1118 ; Acc. Tr. 354, craindre pour qqn.
formīdō Copy link ⓘformīdō: fem nom/voc sg · pres ind act 1st sg • 2 formīdō, ĭnis, f., crainte, peur, effroi, terreur : formidinem alicui injicere Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 68 ; inferre Tac. H. 2, 15, inspirer de l'effroi à qqn || formidines similium incommodorum Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 23, l'effroi de pareils dommages || ce qui inspire de l'effroi, épouvantail : Cic. Fin. 5, 31 ; Tusc. 1, 36 ; Virg. G. 4, 468 ; Sall. J. 23, 1 || épouvantail, corde garnie de plumes de couleur tendue devant les animaux pour les rabattre aux filets : Sen. Ira 2, 11, 5 ; Virg. En. 12, 750.
formido Copy link ⓘformīdō: fem nom/voc sg · pres ind act 1st sg FORMIDO [1] inis. f. [ὑπόπτηξις, κακότης] A Formis, siue spectris: nisi veteres Formus dixere pro Calidus, atque inde Formido, quia nonnullis prae metu sudor prorumpit, Haec Voss. Inst. Orat. P. 2 p. 28. […] 🗁 Page Scan
formido Copy link ⓘformīdō: fem nom/voc sg · pres ind act 1st sg FORMIDO [2] âre. [ὑποπτήσσω, πτώσσω, καταπτώσσω] Pauere, timere. […] 🗁 Page Scan
FORMĬDO Copy link ⓘformīdō: fem nom/voc sg · pres ind act 1st sg FORMĬDO ↗Open in new tab (formido [2])